Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Buffalo Bills will hit the highway on New Year’s Day with a week seventeen NFL pro football AFC east divisional game against the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this NFL contest from New England at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread opened up in this NFL game with the home club New England Patriots favored by –14 points with an over under coming in at 51 ½ points.
The early money from the NFL bettors has landed on the side of the road team as the New England Patriots are now favored by -12 points.
The over under has seen movement towards the under as the game is now lined at 51 points.
New England Patriots money line bettors will lay –600 odds with the road underdog Buffalo Bills returning +450 odds to get the straight up win with no points needed on their side.
It will be the second and final 2011 regular season game against these two AFC east teams.
They first met way back in week three with the Buffalo Bills earning the 34-31 upset home victory as a +7 point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 54 points.
The Patriots blew a 21-0 first half lead in defeat.
New England quarterback Tom Brady suffered through a four interception game to go with his four touchdown passes.
Wide receiver Wes Welker had a huge game for New England with 16 receptions for 217 yards with two receiving touchdowns.
Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick passed for 369 yards in the win with two touchdowns and two picks.
The Buffalo Bills will travel to New England with a record of 6-9 on the year. The team is 1-6 on the highway.
Buffalo puts up 23 points and 347 yards per game with 120 yards rushing for 4.8 yards a carry.
On defense the Bills give up 25 points and 364 yards per game. Opponents rush for 139 yards against them for 4.8 yards per rush against average.
The Bills have long since been eliminated from the playoffs.
They broke their seven game losing streak last week in their 40-14 home win against the Denver Broncos as a +3 point underdog.
The over under came in at over the closing total of 43 ½ points.
Buffalo put up 351 offensive yards with 160 rushing on 28 carries.
The Bills allowed one sack and scored just one red zone touchdown in their six attempts inside the twenty.
The team had no turnovers and took four away from Denver.
Buffalo had two interception returns and a punt return for touchdowns.
Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 15 of 27 passes for 196 yards.
C.J. Spiller awoke with 111 yards rushing on 16 carries with a rushing touchdown. Spiller out of the backfield caught two passes for 27 yards.
Tashard Choice ran for 27 yards on nine runs from scrimmage.
Steve Johnson led Buffalo with four receptions for 92 yards.
David Nelson caught three balls for 41 yards.
Kevin Brock had a 21 yard catch.
Buffalo allowed Denver 293 yards of offense with 133 coming from their ground game on 35 rushes.
The Bills had three sacks and gave up two Broncos touchdowns in their three attempts in the red zone.
New England will host Buffalo with a record of 12-3 on the 2011 campaign. The team is 6-1 playing on their home field.
The Patriots post 30 points with 424 yards per game with 108 coming on the ground for 4 yards per rush.
On defense the team surrenders 21 points and 412 yards per game. Teams rush for 117 yards against them for 4.6 yards per rush against average.
With a win the Patriots will clinch home field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. They have clinched a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
Since a 24-20 home loss to the New York Giants the Patriots have won seven straight games.
They overcame a 17-0 deficit last week in their 27-24 home win against the Miami Dolphins as a -7 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the closing total of 49 points.
New England put up 400 yards of offense with 119 from their ground game on 31 rushes.
The team allowed four sacks and scored three touchdowns in four drives inside the red zone.
The Patriots played turnover free football and took two away from Miami.
Quarterback Tom Brady hit on 27 of 46 passes for 304 yards and a touchdown. Brady had nine rushes for 17 yards with two touchdowns on the ground.
Running back Stevan Ridley ran for 64 yards on 13 carries.
Danny Woodhead had four runs for 20 yards.
Wes Welker led New England with 12 receptions for 138 yards.
Rob Gronkowski caught seven passes for 78 yards.
Deion Branch grabbed three balls for 37 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Aaron Hernandez chipped in with four pass receptions for 36 yards.
New England allowed Miami 381 yards of offense with 115 on the ground on 27 rushes.
The Patriots registered five sacks and allowed three Dolphins touchdowns in their three appearances inside the red zone.
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